On Tuesday, September 15, the monthly gathering of connected professionals known as "Shakers and Stirrers NYC" took place at O'Brien's Irish Pub in Times Square. Over 35 New Yorkers came out to make new business relationships while relaxing at this after-work mixer. If you were one of the smiling faces who were in attendance, check out the photos taken by NFP Co-Founder, Amanda Nissman, below! If you couldn't make it this time, we hope to see you building your business network and connecting professionally with our fantastic group sometime in the near future. Check out our event listings for all the ways you can get involved here: http://www.networkingforprofessionals.com/eventlistings.php

Temperatures have been rising all over the city as the August heat sets in, but with NFP it's no sweat to Get Connected! Last night was NYC's August Shakers and Stirrers and over 40 of our local professionals braved the city heat to mix and mingle at O'Brien's Irish Pub in Times Square. A big thanks to everyone who came out, it was a pleasure meeting you and we hope you established some great new contacts. If you were on summer vacation and missed out on Shakers and Stirrers NYC, you missed a lot! But, don't worry, we'll be back at O'Brien's after Labor Day, See you in September!

It was another big night for networking on Tuesday (July 14) at O'Brien's Irish Pub. Networking For Professionals' monthly networking mixer, Shakers and Stirrers, was in full force, with over 70 attendees eager to meet and mingle. Thanks to everyone who braved Times Square to attend, we really appreciate seeing you there. Let us know if you made any great connections! Shakers and Stirrers is only one of three monthly networking events put on by NFP in Manhattan, so if you couldn't make it out this week, there are plenty of opportunities to expand your professionals Rolodex in the future. Check out all of our upcoming events here: http://www.networkingforprofessionals.com/eventlistings.php

Another fantastic evening of High Speed Networking took place on Monday June 22, 2009 at Public House. More than 30 smartly dressed attendees descended upon the Midtown eatery in an effort to expand their professional connections and enjoy a great after-work happy hour. High Speed Networking is a fun and fast way to meet a ton of professionals. It's for anyone who prefers to get down to the nitty-gritty of networking ASAP to see if there really is a connection between you and your conversation partner. Networking For Professionals Founder, Amanda Nissman, was on hand to teach our brave participants how it all works and to keep the group moving every 4 minutes! We hope you all had a wonderful time and made some new connections. See you again soon!

On the afternoon of June 17, 2009, nearly 40 professionals took a break from work to enjoy a lunch at Palm Too in Midtown. We were so pleased that everyone showed up hungry for a delicious meal AND hungry to make tons of new business contacts! Networking For Professionals Co-Founder, Amanda Nissman, found a moment during the meal to snap a couple pictures of our guests. Check them out below. Thanks to everyone for coming out. We hope you had a pleasant meal and are already busy following up with your new contacts today!

So I'm sitting at NFP's Shakers and Stirrers event, shaking hands and taking names (Smile). After the first hour, I notice a theme. In almost every conversation, people spoke about their fears. It didn't dominate the conversation by any means...just an interesting trend of openness. One of the most common fears, is the fear of self-introductions. However, no one present was a wallflower. I'm usually the crazy walking up to people, "Hi! I'm Ninapilar"...well at this event it was pretty equal. Those who admitted they were a bit nervous thought the crowd would be smaller - they were expecting around 50 and there were roughly double that number. Not everyone signs up online so sometimes the crowd is much bigger than in the confimed attendee list shown online. Complimentary appetizers in a comfortable pub's private room will do that. (Smile.) They just need a little Happy Hour Power... What you ...

Our first "Where the Jobs Are" event at Public House last Monday was a great success, and attended by over 100 professionals. Similar to a pink slip party, it drew jobs seekers from a cross section of industries, but a great strength of this event, and a bonus to those looking for a position, was the high ratio of recruiters & hiring companies to job seekers! Thank you to everyone who attended! This event saw the launch of our new service - Resume Reboot! Get your free evaulation at http://www.networkingforprofessionals.com/resume.php Here's some feedback we received about the event: I enjoyed the networking event last night at Public House. It was my first one and I am happy I attended because now I want to keep going to as many as I can." I attended last night's NFP event and just wanted to ...

The building's exterior and lobby had a traditional look to it. The eleventh floor however, was quite the opposite. Techspace is a brand that offers loft-like "premium real estate" - 70 office suites and 370 workspaces. Made for startups and small businesses. The costs are supposed to be much lower than a traditional lease. I was greeted by Amanda, the President of Networking for Professionals (NFP). I filled out my name tag, grabbed a glass of white wine (I think by Yellow Tail? - so that I could take it into the conference room), and spoke with a few other attendees just before the event began. NFP is in nine cities (New York, Long Island, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Scottsdale Miami and Ft. Lauderdale) and promised "an intense series of one on one business networking." ...

Our Febuary High Speed Networking at O'Lunny's Upstairs drew a record crowd & everyone had a great time. We were so busy we didn't have a lot of time to take photos, but here's a few snaps. We are looking forward to our March event!

What a great night of business networking. We packed the whole of the upstairs at Public House!